<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Boston, MA-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">2.8.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>A storm of potentially historic proportions is closing in on the Northeast, causing residents to rush to retailers to prepare for the worst.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The latest meteorological data indicates that the worst weather could hit Boston from around 5 p.m. Friday until Saturday morning. The city is expecting to be hit with just under 2 feet of snow. All cars and trucks are required to be off Massachusetts roads by 4 p.m. New York is bracing itself for an expected foot of snow set to start falling at 7 p.m. Friday, according to CNN.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/nestoresstormbanner.jpg" alt="images020813" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Boston Mayor Thomas told Bostonians to "use common sense" and "stay off the streets of our city." "Basically, stay home."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Taking his advice, droves of citizens stormed into shops to gather supplies and prepare for the potentially record breaking conditions.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Reading, Massachusetts, resident Elizabeth Frazier stocked up on supplies late Thursday and shoppers were buying up the store. She grabbed the last bottles of water in sight.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"It's a zoo in there," she said. "There's nothing left on the shelves.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Citizens not only stocked up on food items -motorists in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts lined up at gas stations.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The icing on the cake, high winds could push flood waters up and over New England coastlines and make docking difficult for ships.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Stay tuned for more updates on the storm.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.cityofboston.gov/" target="_new">City of Boston</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
